United States v. $40,269,890.20 ( 2010 )

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA __________________________________________ ) UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) Civil Action No. 09-0841 (PLF) ) $40,269,890.20 ) formerly on deposit at Union Bank of California ) in the name of Shinpu and Yoko Taniguchi and ) any proceeds traceable thereto, ) ) Defendant in rem. ) __________________________________________) ORDER AND JUDGMENT For the reasons stated in the Memorandum Opinion issued this same day, it is hereby ORDERED that the United States’ Motion for a Default Judgment and Decree for Forfeiture in Rem [10] is GRANTED; it is FURTHER ORDERED that the defendant property, approximately $40,269,890.20, plus accrued interest, that was formerly on deposit at the Union Bank of California and was voluntarily turned over to the United States by Shinpu and Yoko Taniguchi, is declared forfeited to the United States of America, and title to the defendant property is vested in the United States, to be disposed of in accordance with law; and that no right, title, or interest in the defendant property shall exist in any other party; and it is FURTHER ORDERED that this case is DISMISSED and the Clerk of the Court shall remove it from the docket of the Court. This is a final appealable order. See FED . R. APP . P. 4(a). SO ORDERED. _/s/______________________________ PAUL L. FRIEDMAN United States District Judge DATE: March 12, 2010 2